Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/O = X; who among the following proved that it was infinity?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Bhaskara
C. Brahmagupta
D. Mahavira
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Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?
A. Rig Veda
B. Yajur Veda
C. Sama Veda
D. Atharva Veda
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This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'
A. Indra
B. Yama
C. Marut
D. Varuna
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Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?
A. Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
B. Ajivika School
C. Purva Mimamsa
D. Vedanta
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The word 'Veda' has been derived from the root word 'Vid' which means
A. Divinity
B. Sacredness
C. Doctrine
D. Knowledge
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Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
A. Rigveda
B. Samaveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
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The famous poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
A. Chandragupta
B. Chandragupta-II
C. Samudragupta
D. Kumaragupta
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The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
A. Vish
B. Jana
C. Grama
D. Gotra
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The first one, among the following, to deal with music was
A. Rig Veda
B. Yajur Veda
C. Sama Veda
D. Atharva Veda
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The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A. Patrilineal
B. Patriarchal
C. Matriarchal
D. Matrilineal
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The words "Satyameva Jayate" in the State Emblem of India were taken from
A. Upanishads
B. Sama Veda
C. Rig Veda
D. Ramayana
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Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to
A. Economics
B. Politics
C. Law
D. Arts
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In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most important functionary of the state was the
A. Senani
B. Revenue collector
C. Magician-doctor
D. Purohita
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The origins of Indian music could be traced to
A. Rigvedic Samhita
B. Yajurvedic Samhita
C. Samavedic Samhita
D. Atharvavedic Samhita
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After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of
A. Shaivism
B. Saktism
C. Bhagavatism
D. Tantricism
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Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
A. Sama Veda
B. Atharva Veda
C. Yajur Veda
D. Rig Veda
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The famous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan is
A. Sindhu
B. Sabastu
C. Shatudri
D. Saraswati
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The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
A. Kalhana
B. Maitreyi
C. Kalidasa
D. Panini
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The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
A. democracy
B. republics
C. oligarchy
D. monarchy
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The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
A. Advaita
B. Vedanta
C. Yoga
D. Samkhya
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